Car Sickness

Car Sickness

Natural remedies for cats and dogs to help stop and prevent canine and feline car sickness.

Animals routinely experience irregularities in bodily systems, including the Central and Autonomic Nervous systems, requiring a correction to restore emotional balance, to promote relaxation, to balance mood and provide feelings of comfort and security and to reduce symptoms related to car sickness and travel.

Any motion that a pet is not used to can cause them to feel ill and disorientated. While some animals see a car trip as an exciting journey, for others it can become a stressful time of feeling ill and unwell. The first signs of car sickness are yawning and excessive drooling (sometimes followed by vomiting).

Car sickness can be caused by:

Car motion

Confinement

Previous bad experiences in a car

A first-time ride

Anticipation of the destination

Conditioning your pet can go a long way in helping your pet to overcome car sickness. You can sit with your pet inside a parked car with the engine off, playing with toys and giving your pet praise and positive attention. This time will allow your pet to familiarize itself with the new surroundings without anxiety.

You can repeat the same exercise for the next few days, but begin running the engine. Take time to soothe and assure your pet is safe and sound. You may want to back out of the driveway and return to your house again. Continue showing praise throughout the exercise.

Gradually, you can increase the distance you travel until your pet is able to ride without getting sick. If you have conditioned your pet but your animal still gets sick, you may want to consult with your vet to use herbals or motion sickness medication.

Herbal Remedies:

Herbal remedies promote a calm and relaxed state, to safely help treat and prevent motion sickness and to relieve motion sickness for balanced digestion and calm, happy cats and dogs during travel, as an alternative to anti-nausea medication, to relieve symptoms of nausea, vomiting, indigestion, flatulence and dizziness, to relax the muscles of the digestive tract and to stimulate the flow of natural digestive juices and bile, and to relax the Central and Autonomic Nervous Systems.

A number of steps can be taken to help prevent car sickness. Here are some helpful tips:

While traveling with your pet in the car, open a window a crack to get some fresh air.

It is important that the dog be able to see out of the window so try to arrange a spot in the car that the dog can get up onto and see the road ahead.

Train your dog to get in and out of the car with a specific command. This will teach him or her not to get into strangers’ cars.

Safety first while on the road. If your dog is jumping around inside your car, put him or her in a crate for a short while. After your pet has settled down, open the crate and offer some freedom so long he or she behaves.

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